On February 4, 2018 Susanville Police Officers responded to the Pat Murphy Little League Field, regarding a report of vandalism to a structure.

Upon arrival, officers were advised by League President that sometime during the previous night/early morning unknown person(s) entered the structure and caused extensive damage to the Snack Bar and Announcement Booth of the structure.

The Susanville Police Department is continuing to investigate this incident. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Susanville Police Department at (530) 257-5603.

Trisha Wood

Community Services/Public Information Officer

]]>City of Susanville is Looking for Public Input on Paul Bunyan Connectivity Planhttp://www.cityofsusanville.net/2018/01/30/city-of-susanville-is-looking-for-public-input-on-paul-bunyan-connectivity-plan/
Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:15:44 +0000http://www.cityofsusanville.net/?p=3650The City of Susanville is looking for public input to help improve vehicle, pedestrian, cycling and transportation in the northern part of town.

The city was successful in obtaining grant funds through the California Department of transportation’s “Sustainable Communities” and now the task is to come up with comprehensive and creative ways to improve multi-modal transportation.

Planners want to hear your input on how to reach this goal and workshops will be held to get the community’s feedback on these key factors:

Ways to improve walking and bicycling conditions for people of all ages

Create safe routes to schools, parks, trails and other destinations

Promote healthy, active neighborhoods and economic development

A community forum will be held at 5:15p.m. Friday, February 16th at the Diamond Mountain Casino and Hotel Boardroom.

Riverside Park is set for construction improvements with funding awarded to the City of Susanville through the Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $450,000.

Work is scheduled to begin in the middle of 2018 with funding going toward ADA improvements and lighting enhancements to ensure safety for park users.

After meeting the requirements of the grant, there will be an opportunity to enhance and increase activities at the park. Some proposed concepts include a beach volleyball court, a slack line and a center attraction. The City is very interested in community feedback to further improve the design.

The public is invited to attend a community forum scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 in the City Council Chambers at 66 N. Lassen St.

The Susanville Police Department has cited 1 clerk for selling alcohol to minors and also cited 1 adult who purchased alcohol for minors on December 18, 2017.

The actions were the result of a Minor Decoy Operation and Decoy Shoulder Tap Operation.

Those who sold to the minor face a minimum fine of $250, and/or 24 to 32 hours of community service for a first violation. In addition, ABC will take administrative action against the alcoholic beverage license of the business. That may include a fine, a suspension of the license, or the permanent
revocation of the license.

In addition to the Minor Decoy Operation, Investigators also conducted a Decoy Shoulder Tap Operation. A Decoy Shoulder Tap Operation targets adults who purchase alcohol for people less than 21 years of age. Under the program, a minor under the direct supervision of a peace officer will stand outside a liquor or convenience store and ask patrons to buy them alcohol.

The minor indicates in some way he or she is underage and cannot purchase the alcohol. If the adults agree to purchase alcohol for the minor, officers then arrest and cite them for furnishing alcohol to the minor. The penalty for furnishing alcohol to a minor is a minimum $1000 fine and 24 hours of community service.

This project is part of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s Education and Teen Alcohol Enforcement Program Grant, funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

For immediate dissemination with Susanville Police, Susanville Fire Department, Lassen Unified High School District, Susanville School District

While the recent tragic events in Corning California are still developing, Susanville public service agencies want to reassure the citizens and students of Susanville that we are all monitoring the event and are vigilant to any detail that may impact our community.

At this time it does not appear as though the Rancho Tehama Elementary School was an intended target, although the shooter did attempt to access the school while on his rampage. Thankfully staff at the Rancho Tehama School followed their lockdown procedures and the assailant was thwarted in his efforts to cause more damage at the school.

All Lassen County law enforcement agencies, fire departments and emergency services participate in active shooter training annually, with our school district partners. While the full details of this event are still developing, the education, public and safety services on Susanville want to reassure the public that we are all working together to provide as safe environment for our students, faculty and citizens.

]]>Seeking Public Comment on Final Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Planhttp://www.cityofsusanville.net/2017/11/01/seeking-public-comment-on-final-draft-local-hazard-mitigation-plan/
Wed, 01 Nov 2017 14:17:13 +0000http://www.cityofsusanville.net/?p=3583LASSEN COUNTY, CITY OF SUSANVILLE, AND THE SUSANVILLE INDIAN RANCHERIA ARE SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.

Contact: James Moore (530) 257-5152 or jmoore@cityofsusanville.org

A public comment period has been set for final draft of the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) starting October 31, 2017 and concluding November 6, 2017.

The purpose of the LHMP is to identify natural hazards that have the potential to occur in Lassen County such as flooding, seismic events, severe storms, etc. and identify ways to prepare for and reduce the impacts of those hazards when they occur.

The public is invited to make comments or suggestions with overall consideration to the final draft of the plan. Two public meetings were also held regarding the LHMP to solicit input and comments. All comments received from the public will be documented and considered for inclusion into the plan.

The LHMP is undergoing a 5 year review by officials from Lassen County, City of Susanville, Susanville Indian Rancheria, Lassen OES, and other members of critical infrastructure such as LMUD, SSD, etc. When local officials and the public approve, the LHMP is submitted to California Office of Emergency Services (OES) for review and approval. Upon successful approval at Cal OES the LHMP is submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for final review and approval.

On October 6th, 2017 at approximately 11:30pm, Susanville Police Department was dispatched to a report of an altercation in progress on Russell Avenue. When the Officer arrived on scene there was one victim from a robbery, who had been assaulted.

Susanville Police Department is currently investigating this crime. If you have any information pertaining to this incident please come forward.

Please contact, Detective Jones at 530-257-5603

Updated Press Release
October 10, 2017

After reviewing dispatch logs from October 6th, 2017, the Assault & Robbery incident occurred between 9pm-10pm, not 11:30pm as earlier reported in a Press Release. If you were in the area of Russell Avenue and Fair Drive please notify Susanville Police Department.

Any and all information will help this ongoing investigation with Susanville Police Department.

On October 3, 2017 at approximately 4:36 a.m., Susanville Police received a report of a stolen Dodge pickup from the area of Johnstonville Road. Keys were left in the vehicle which allowed the truck to be stolen from the owner’s driveway.

At 6:18 a.m. Susanville Police Officers were dispatched to a report of an individual who was unresponsive behind the wheel of a White Pickup at 1025 Joaquin St., the Lassen Indian Health Center parking lot.

When Officers arrived on scene they confirmed that the vehicle was the prior reported stolen pickup. Officers approached the single occupant, who was seated in the driver’s seat with the vehicle running. When officers contacted the driver he was initially unresponsive. Officers recognized the driver as Brenton Sullivan. Sullivan is known to be responsible for multiple stolen vehicles and fleeing from law enforcement throughout Lassen County.

Officers attempted to turn off the ignition and disable the vehicle. Upon opening the driver’s door, Sullivan became combative with the officers. While still struggling, Sullivan shifted the vehicle into reverse and accelerated into a SPD patrol car, Dragging Officer Warner several feet and disabling a police vehicle.

Once the vehicle was stopped, Officers were able to remove Sullivan and take him into custody. No one was injured in this event.

Susanville Police would like to thank the observant and diligent citizens who brought this individual to our attention. We would also like to take this opportunity to remind everyone to not leave their keys in their vehicles.

On Sept 7th, 2017, at approximately 1:00pm, the Susanville Police Department responded to Main St. at Gay St. for a report of a snowplow vehicle that had struck
the Verizon building on the corner of the intersection.

The snowplow had a driver and a passenger and neither were injured in the collision.

There were no other persons involved or injured and according to the driver the vehicle experienced a brake failure while driving east on Main St. The driver turned onto Gay St. to avoid heavy traffic on Main St.

The vehicle’s plow struck the building and caused damage to the west wall of the building.